Blogs from Liberia, Guanacaste, Costa Rica, Central America Caribbean - page 2

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In August of 2013 my boyfriend and I decided to go on a last minute vacation to Costa Rica. We were a little worried as August is off season, however we were pleasantly surprised with the weather. It was around 25-30 degrees Celsius each day and we only had about an hour of rain on two occasions. We stayed at Occidental Grand Papagayo and I can only say positive things about the resort. The room, food and staff were all excellent. And, as it is a smaller resort, it was nice and peaceful. While in Costa Rica we wanted to experience as much as we could, so we took a number of day trips. Our first trip was an action packed day; we went zip lining, white water tubing, horseback riding, a mud bath and a ... read more

Today we visited the Parque National Rincon dela Vieja, which is a national park based around a volcano, approximately 25km from Liberia, where we are staying. We got picked up at 7am in a 4x4 truck required for the poor road to the park. On arrival we were given a map and directed to the two trails. The first was a 5km trek through dense forest and open grasslands, finishing at Catarata la Cangreja, a high waterfall plunging into a beautiful blue lagoon. Once there we went for a swim in the cool fresh water which was a welcome refreshment from the heat. We then hiked the 5km back to the ranger station ready to start the next trail. The second was a circular route up and down steep paths through forest, passing another couple of ... read more

Dear Blog Readers, Triumphantly I write this blog in the knowledge that I´ve been awarded Blogger of the Week! Thankyou for the nominations and the decision to let this small insignificant deluge into the thoughts of ours on our travels be awarded! We left the Flutterby House bitten to death by mosquitos and there was a little bit too much hippiness going on (at one point I heard Ellie Golding coming out the speakers...*shudders*). However, the place was beautiful and probably the nicest beach we've ever seen so it is definitely worth checking out if you get the chance. I also used their book exchange service. Much to the delight of Betty and Stephanie, I´ve become some sort of book fiend whilst we´ve been away. I implore anybody travelling to get Bill Bryson´s "Notes From A ... read more

I set off from Jaco with a simple plan and executed it to near perfection. I wanted to camp again at El Sol Verde because of the great facilities and the friendly village where it's located. I had also planned to kill some time in Liberia on the internet but the place I knew was closed and I couldn't find another. I picked up a local girl at the beginning of the 10 kilometer dirt and gravel road that leads to Curubandé because I knew that bus service was infrequent and that she was probably counting on somebody giving her a ride. We conversed as best we could but I have an especially hard time understanding Spanish when I can't hear it over the din of my poor car's suspension screaming for mercy. She was a ... read more